A Noah's Ark in Kentucky

Updated 8:20 AM ET, Fri July 8, 2016

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People film themselves at the Ark Encounter, a theme park in Williamstown, Kentucky, on Tuesday, July 5. The park, with its modern interpretation of Noah's Ark, opens to the public on Thursday, July 7.

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Visitors bow their heads in prayer during a ribbon-cutting ceremony on July 5.

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Park founder Ken Ham speaks at the ceremony.

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Visitors line up for a preview tour of the ark.

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The ark is 510 feet long and seven stories high, according to the park's website.

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People tour the interior of the ark.

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Children look into a cage containing model baby dinosaurs.

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Visitors view a diorama of Moses and his family inside the ark.

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A pair of animals are displayed in the cages inside the reproduced ark.

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A man wears a Noah's Ark-themed tie at the ribbon-cutting ceremony.

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Visitors pass through an exhibit displaying various flood legends.

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A worker puts out stuffed animals in the gift shop.

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A new theme park in Williamstown, Kentucky, features a modern interpretation of Noah's Ark. The ark is 510 feet long and seven stories high, according to the park's website.